Foundation for Yiddish Culture in Honour of Jacob Zipper and Shloime Wiseman Fondation de la Culture Yiddish en Honneur de Jacob Zipper et Shloime Wiseman
Charitable organization · Montreal, Quebec · BN 890328040RR0001 · Support of Religion
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,789) as filed with the CRA.
Foundation for Yiddish Culture in Honour of Jacob Zipper and Shloime Wiseman Fondation de la Culture Yiddish en Honneur de Jacob Zipper et Shloime Wiseman is a charitable organization based in Montreal, Quebec, classified by the CRA under support of religion. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $31K in revenue and $1,789 in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 8% from donations.
Compared with 13,471 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 22% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group.
It reported gifts to 2 qualified donees totalling $2,000 in 2023, the largest being $1,500 to Jewish Public Library. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
The foundation prepares and presents programs activities and educational materials to promote the use and perpetuation of the yiddish language and culture
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $31K | $1,789 | — | — | $1,000 | $250K |
| 2023 | $19K | $8,854 | — | — | $7,025 | $221K |
| 2022 | $4,253 | $4,141 | — | — | $2,500 | $211K |
| 2021 | $23K | $1,637 | $905 | — | — | $221K |
| 2020 | $22K | $6,275 | $5,624 | — | — | $200K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2023
Granted $2,000 to 2 qualified donees:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Emily Kopley (director); Jack Wolofsky (chair); Sandy Wolofsky (director); Benjamin Gonshor (director); Bronna Levy (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Foundation for Yiddish Culture in Honour of Jacob Zipper and Shloime Wiseman Fondation de la Culture Yiddish en Honneur de Jacob Zipper et Shloime Wiseman’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 890328040RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.